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Virgin Atlantic in talks over Virgin Nigeria exit
Virgin Atlantic Airways is negotiating the disposal of up to its entire 49% Virgin Nigeria stake and may withdraw its branding from the carrier as part of...
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NewsAircraft retirements could wipe $1.35bn from annual maintenance spend
The retirement of ageing aircraft from the active fleet will reduce the global annual spend on aircraft maintenance by $1.35 billion, around 3% of the total...
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Australia expands P-3 upgrade, plays down Growler reports
Australia has committed to the next stage of upgrades to its Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, with the award of a A$68 million ($58.8...
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Air India to post massive loss
Air India, which has been suspending services such as Los Angeles, will be announcing a multi-million dollar loss for the 12 months ending 31 March. The...
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PICTURE: Brazil's TAM Airlines receives first Boeing 777-300ER
TAM Airlines has taken delivery of the first of eight Boeing 777-300ER long-range widebody twinjets on firm order. TAM is the first Latin American airline...
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Stellar result in UK MoD's 'Grand Challenge' contest
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected Team Stellar as the winner of its urban warfare-related Grand Challenge...
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Pakistan to receive more T-37 trainers
Pakistan will take delivery of 20 refurbished Cessna T-37 jet trainers by the end of 2008, after the...
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Qantas dispute with engineers finally over
Qantas Airways' long-running dispute with its maintenance engineers is finally over now that the engineers have voted in favour of a new work-place agreement. Today...
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NASA faces budget busting crawlerway rebuild for Ares V
NASA's Kennedy Space Center crawlerway may have to be rebuilt because the combined weight of the agency's Ares...
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First production CJ4 takes flight
Cessna says the first production version of its CJ4 light jet completed its first flight on 19 August, slightly more...
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Red Wings considers A321s as suitable A320s prove elusive
Lack of suitable Airbus A320 aircraft has forced Russian start-up carrier Red Wings to consider introducing the larger A321 as an alternative. The...
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UK to extend rolling carrier landing research for JSF
The UK Ministry of Defence is continuing research to refine a hybrid shipboard rolling vertical landing (SRVL) technique, potentially to be employed as the...
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HAL emerges as frontrunner for Indian air taxi turboprop
Hindustan Aeronautics is likely to be the production house for India's first civil transport aircraft, a 14-seat...
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Tighter CAA oversight follows undetected failings at Emerald
UK regulators have tightened their processes for detecting safety-related problems with operators, after an overrun incident involving a freight carrier...
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Pratt & Whitney ships PW1000G GTF to Airbus for A340 tests
Pratt & Whitney has shipped its PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan demonstration engine to Toulouse, France to begin a test programme on an Airbus A340-600...
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IAM leader confirms counter-offer timing, still hopes to avoid Boeing strike
Boeing's largest union confirms the submittal of its first detailed counter-offer for a new contract will come within a few days, and the group leaders remain...
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NewsVIDEO: Flight's safety and operations editor David Learmount analyses the Spanair MD-82 crash in Madrid
VIDEO: Flight's safety and operations editor David Learmount analyses the Spanair MD-82 crash in Madrid